ABEL v. MIKE RUSSELL'S STANDARD SERVICE

No. 78687.

924 S.W.2d 502 (1996)

Verne L. ABEL, deceased, By and Through William ABEL, Appellant, v. MIKE RUSSELL'S STANDARD SERVICE and Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

June 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Sullivan, Springfield, for Appellant.

William D. Powell, Springfield, for Respondents.


ROBERTSON, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether an employee who suffers an idiopathic fall is entitled to compensation under section 287.120.1, RSMo1994, when the conditions of the work place bear no causal relationship to the employee's injury. The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission denied workers' compensation. The Court of Appeals, Southern District, reversed, relying on this Court's decision in Alexander v. D.L. Sitton Motor Lines,

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